Swinburne

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · [1873–1877]

Sketched high on the plate is a full-face portrait of the poet, with lefty forehead, thin hair, a moustache, and scanty beard, the shoulders being merely indicated. There is strong shading in the background, about the head and shoulders. The lower half of the plate is left entirely blank. The plate is unsigned.